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Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson

Deputy Sheriff at Suffolk County Sheriff's Office in New York; expert on autism safety and law enforcement coordination

Jul 15, 2026

14:49
So, Deputy Sergeant, does that mean that you have the time to really get to know some of the people who are most likely to be involved in outbursts or, for that matter, be involved in elopement? or anything else that can be a challenge or a crisis.
15:11
Yeah, so again, my unit is the Community Relations Unit.
15:14
We're comprised of four correction officers, two deputy sheriffs, and then two sergeants.
15:20
And our whole goal, especially from the sheriff, is to get out there, get into these communities and these schools, to get to the youth of this county in particular where we work, working with our friend responder group.
15:33
We were so happy that the police department and the other friend responders invited us into this group because we want to be – out there, meeting individuals now.
15:41
So again, we are a familiar face.
15:44
We have that open lines of communication.

12 MINS LATER

27:25
How do you do that? What kind of things are you looking for? What kind of signals and how do you act when it's not so clear cut?

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